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Cluddley

hamlet · Telford and Wrekin

Old EnglishAI-generated

Cluddley is an Old English name meaning 'clearing with clods of earth'. It describes a place where land was cleared for settlement, characterized by uneven or lumpy soil.

Word origins

Clud
Old Englishclod, lump(from clūd "lump of earth")
ley
Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing")